On this day in 1917, 4 days after Fr Doyle’s death, Fr Frank Browne, the famous photographer and Jesuit military chaplain, wrote …
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August 20, 2019
My Martyrdom for Mary’s Sake. Darling Mother Mary, in preparation for the glorious martyrdom which I feel assured thou art going to obtain …
August 16, 2019
The feast of the Assumption was an important date for Fr Doyle. He made his religious vows on this dayin …
August 15, 2019
Fr Doyle’s last written words I have told you all my escapes, dearest Father, because I think what I have written will …
August 15, 2019
Today we have the last of Fr Doyle’s narratives from his letters home to his father in August 1917, less than a …
August 11, 2019
Ecce Home: Behold the Man We return today to Fr Doyle’s narrative, and get some glimpse of the horror of war, and …
August 10, 2019
Continuing our narrative today, it is hard not to be struck by the extraordinary good humour of Fr Doyle. The “cathedral” to …
August 8, 2019
Today’s account, from 7 August 1917, gives us some small insight into the horrors of the war, especially when it involved the …
August 7, 2019
The events of August 6 1917 in Fr Doyle’s own words. In particular today we note Fr Doyle’s devotion to the Mass. …
August 6, 2019
We once again resume Fr Doyle’s narrative of the events at the Battle of Passchendaele. This is his account of the events …
August 5, 2019